Cataract operation set, 1830-1884
Dublin Core
Title
Cataract operation set, 1830-1884
Subject
Dix, John H. (John Homer), 1813-1884
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Ophthalmology
Abstract
Inscription: "Cataract Operation Set used by Dr. Dix / Given by / Dr. B. Joy Jeffries" printed on label found inside case. "18" written on back of label
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1830-1884
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
B. Joy Jeffries Collection. c21127
References
An online guide to the collection is available.
Format
object
Extent
1 Objects
Medium
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Type
physical object
Identifier
WAM Catalog Number: 22255
Provenance
B. Joy Jeffries donated these objects in 1906 for an American Medical Association exhibit curated by Dr. Townsend W. Thorndike. Jeffries made the donation for the exhibit with the intention that these objects would help found a permanent collection of historical medical instruments. Many of the instruments belonged to his father, John Jeffries, grandfather, John Jeffries, and Dr. John Howard Dix.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Cataract operation set, 1830-1884,” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26351.